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Agh, this is such a shortsighted opinion. Guess what: it's not done yet. That's what beta means. When it's done, you can have it for free. Until then, the syste
by dandelany 17y ago
Agh, this is such a shortsighted opinion. Guess what: it's not done yet. That's what beta means. When it's done, you can have it for free. Until then, the system supports < demand, so you're gonna have to beg or know someone who knows someone.
It's interesting to me that other company seems to have this problem: when a new startup has a closed beta, people tend to be excited that the company is innovating and testing a new system. When Google rolls out a beta, people get angry because they don't get to play with it yet.
What's annoying to me is that some of the same people panning Wave for being useless are also criticizing the slow invite process: You can't say cake sucks, AND be pissed you can't have any yet! (note: this is not directed specifically at your comment, it's just something I've noticed in general.)
- Tichy 17y agoFair enough, I can see the beta angle. However, they have a history of doing this stunt to make things look cool (think Orkut), so I just assume it is a scheme. Also, giving people invites to spread does not make it very plausible that they just want to keep the user numbers down. For example, they gather valuable information from the invites: who is connected to whom. I don't think these things are an accident, if Google does it.